One of the tremendous challenges for leadership in the church is to accept another person’s limits, even one’s own limits without making that acceptance a judgement on "commitment" to the Lord.  I’m not talking about the moral components of spiritual transformation into the character of Christ.  I’m concerned about the matter of developing a high commitment culture among those who follow Christ and agree with each other to be the church in a local setting.  Each person is under obligation to our Lord to respond to His call for life together.  Each person must develop the habit of listening to Jesus and engaging the world as a servant; and I hope sometimes this does happen in partnership with other members of ones church.  Ministry as collaboration is a helpful picture.  When members colaborate–they work together to form solutions to problems we are facing and create opportunities to build trust, bring healing, and proclaim the gospel of Jesus’ kingdom.  This is where limits come in.  These collaborative conversations will be just be vocal fests without clarity about one’s limits.  A person who is clear about their limits should be able to answer the following questions: 
1.  What is this group trying to accomplish? 
2.  What can I reasonably offer that fits my time and my gifts and my strengths?
3.  So, what one or two things will I do?
4.  Is this a time that requires extraordinary or sacrificial efforts?
5.  If so, then what will I give up in order to give the extra?

I believe it is possible to be a high commitment people and still accept the limits of individuals without judgement.  Leaders are faced with a challenge of keeping the Gospel’s own value for high commitment high without infecting their organziation or church in this case with legalism or neglect for matters that are close to the heart of God.