These are led by the priest in Church. Lay people do not lead prayers in Church. In some instances, such as during Vigil services, the priest will start the prayers, and then lay people continue to read them. But where a priest is present with lay people, only he can lead the prayers.
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disagreements over who leads the church
The Catholic Church is led by Jesus Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit. Our Blessed Lord, Jesus', appointed Vicar on earth is St. Peter and his successors, the popes (see Matthew 16:17-19), current (2013) Pope Francis. The Greek Orthodox Church is led by the Patriarch of Antioch.
the man who leads prayers is called 'Imam' that person can be randomly picked out of a crowd who knows the prayers word
People join an Orthodox Church because it is the only church that directly leads to Jesus Christ himself. So people who search for the true faith will evetually end up in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic church. This does not mean that all other christian sects will not find salvation.
The Orthodox Church does not divide persons into gay or straight, so neither is a qualification for god-parenting. More pertinent distinctions in the Orthodox Church would be: practicing and non-practicing Orthodox; chaste and unchaste lifestyle; in good standing within the community or lapsed. Consequently, there would be no objection to any person, gay-straight-or otherwise, who is practicing the Orthodox faith, leads a chaste life-style, and is in good standing in her/his local Orthodox community.
The Rabbi leads the order of the service and the Cantor leads the prayers.
In Iraq prayers are called by the athann which is the call to prayer from the mosque from the imann ,the man who leads prayers.
A priest is a member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. A priest can administer most of the sacraments, say mass and transform bread into His Body and wine into His Most Precious Blood.
The person who leads prayers during religious services is called a Cantor.
Any Jewish person over the age of 13 can lead Jewish services. In orthodox tradition, this person must be a man. Rabbis are Jewish teachers, and in most synagogues the Rabbi leads the service, though this is not a requirement.
Opposite of a Southpaw, ie leads with his left hand
The priest leads the Eucharistic prayers, the people at the Mass , as well as the priest off the sacrifice up to God.