Yep.  Okay, I’ll admit.  I’m mostly a glass half full kinda person, but there lots of advantages to having a small marketing budget for your church.  Here you go!

• Makes you a good steward of your money
• A recession doesn’t matter because you are used to working with no money or very little money
• Your budget plan is very detailed and you know where every penny is going
• More job security (your $ savings far outweigh your salary)
• Spend more time prioritizing your expenditures
• When you do get a larger budget, you will spend it more wisely
• Forces creativity (in my mind, the most important)

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. –Oscar Wilde

I would LOVE to hear any ideas you might have about small marketing budgets!