Church leaders are responsible for providing spiritual guidance and direction to their congregations. ELDERS, vicars, PASTORS, POPES, and pontiffs are all titles given to church leaders. ELDERS are typically seen as the most senior members of a church, while vicars are appointed by a bishop to serve in a parish. PASTORS are ordained ministers who lead a congregation, while POPES are the head of the Catholic Church. Pontiffs are another title for the pope.