An Introduction to Christian Churches- Audience and Voice

At the time of creating this blog posting, our class was learning about communities. Communities have cultural assumptions that are to be considered when identifying or classifying a group of people as a community. The assumptions were: communities provide us with a sense of stability, they serve our needs, and they accept us for who we are. The objective was to choose a group that we felt met the requirements as being a community; a group that we were a part of or connected to. Everyone is apart of a community in one aspect or another. I chose this piece because I was forced to truly analyze something personal in my life. I identified myself with something and posted it for the world to see. Before learning about the community assumptions I hadn’t really thought of my church as a community, simply an aspect of my life; however, I was pleased to see that my Christian church do follow the guidelines. I realized that I was apart of a wonderful community. Because I made this writing assignment hold a religious tone, I was sure that I had a specific audience that I was targeting. I felt that my purpose was to demonstrate how a Christian church is in fact a community, a significant group of people. I felt that this assignment helped me grow as an individual because I proposed and argued that churches are communities, but it was up to the audience to decide if I was accurate. It was difficult to post something that is so personal and such a large aspect of your life knowing that others could oppose it. English 101 D, as well as this paper, forced me to open up; to truly express your ideas, regardless if they are right or wrong.