Summit Session 8

Film-maker Richard Curtis was interviewed by Bill Hybels for Session 8 at The Leadership Summit. The title of the interview was "Living for the Greater Good." Let it not be lost on you that this title, while sounding very Sermon on the Mount-ish, comes from a man who hasn't completely yielded his life to Christ - he is admittedly in process on that (to which I would simply say, Who Isn't?).

You may be wondering why Hybels would ask Curtis to participate in The Leadership Summit. The humanitarian event known as Live 8 is partly the work of Curtis (along with Bob Geldof and Bono). So Curtis runs in good company when it comes to seeing a vision to make the world a better place. Here are a couple of his thoughts:

• The texture of life improves with laughter (Curtis is the man who gave us Mr. Bean, by the way).
• To accomplish something great, everyone must understand the direction the project is to go.
• People are looking for a chance to do good.
• The Sermon on the Mount is the truest thing I've ever read.