# Church Support Australia

> Practical admin support for the people who keep Australian churches running.

This file provides information about Church Support Australia to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content.

## Posts
- [Our Story: How Church Support Australia Began](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/our-story-how-church-support-australia-began): How it started in 2011, and where it's headed now
- [The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Church in Australia](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-starting-a-church-in-australia): Legal structure, money, people, insurance, licensing and governance, in one place, built out section by section
- [Social Media Captions for Church Services](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/social-media-captions-for-church-services): A repeatable set of caption categories to reach for instead of starting from a blank box on Sunday night
- [Bible Verses for Church Social Media Posts](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/bible-verses-for-church-social-media-posts): A short, ready-to-use shortlist grouped by the moment it fits, not an exhaustive concordance
- [How Often Should a Church Post on Social Media?](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/how-often-should-a-church-post-on-social-media): What the Australian data actually says about posting frequency, and what to focus on instead
- [ACNC Registration for Small Churches](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/acnc-registration-small-churches): What you need before you apply, and the trade-off most churches don't find out about until their first Annual Information Statement
- [Email Marketing Platforms for Small Churches](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/email-marketing-platforms-for-small-churches): Three platforms worth considering, how to claim the nonprofit discount, and the Spam Act basics most church admins have never heard of
- [Church Insurance in Australia: What Cover You Actually Need](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/church-insurance-australia-cover-guide): The cover most small churches need from day one, and two gaps a generic policy usually misses
- [Keeping a Church Directory](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/keeping-a-church-directory): How a small Australian church can keep a member directory that stays useful and keeps the people in it safe
- [Hiring Out Your Church Building](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/hiring-out-your-church-building): The compliance steps apply regardless of the cause
- [The Art of Taking Minutes in Church Meetings](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/taking-minutes-at-church-meetings): What to record, how long to keep it, and where the notice period for your next meeting actually comes from
- [The sermon you'll forget, and the under appreciated work. ](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/the-sermon-you-ll-forget-and-the-under-appreciated-work): This issue's for the people running things behind the scenes too.
- [What's actually legally required of an Australian church, and what isn't.](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/whats-actually-legally-required-of-an-australian-church-and-what-isn-t): Plus: a one-page way to write down where your church actually stands, and who to call about each part of it.
- [Welcoming First Time Visitors to Your Church](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/welcoming-visitors-to-your-church): What a warm congregation can still get wrong, and a simple system to fix it
- [Church Annual General Meeting](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/church-annual-general-meeting): What a valid AGM must include, and how to run one that actually works
- [Church Finances: A Practical Guide for Small Church Treasurers](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/church-finance-and-stewardship): What Australian churches actually have to report, and the two controls that protect you
- [Church Safety in Australia: WHS and Insurance Basics](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/church-safety-whs): What WHS law requires once your church employs anyone, and the five insurance types worth knowing
- [Kids Ministry Resources](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/kids-ministry-resources): The checks every kids church volunteer needs, and where to find curriculum for free
- [Church Management Software: A Guide for Small Australian Churches](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/church-management-software): What to look for, which Australian platforms are worth trying first, and how to get started without overcommitting
- [The Small Church in Australia](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/the-small-church-in-australia): Most Australian churches are small. An honest look at what that means, and why it is not a failure
- [Google Calendar for Churches](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/google-calendar-for-churches): Shared scheduling for small Australian churches: what's free, who qualifies, and how to make it work
- [Zoom and Online Connection for a Small Australian Church](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/zoom-and-online-connection-for-a-small-australian-church): Where video calls genuinely help a small church, and the few decisions that matter
- [Youth Ministry in the Small Australian Church](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/youth-ministry-in-the-small-australian-church): Safe, realistic youth ministry for a church with only a few teenagers
- [Google Docs for Churches](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/google-docs-for-churches): The shared drive your church probably already qualifies for
- [When Your Church Is Getting Smaller](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/church-decline-in-australia): What Australian data shows about church decline, and what it means for your congregation
- [Facebook for Churches](https://www.churchsupportaustralia.com/p/facebook-for-churches): What your church Facebook Page actually does in 2026, and what managing it requires