The Programme is promoted by the Gilead Trust. The trustees are drawn from a wide cross-section of the Church. The Programme was originally devised and taught by Bill Thompson of Auckland, and is now taught by a panel of tutors appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees:
Michael Jones, Carol McBride, Marjorie Ross, Owen Saunders, Glenda Kimpton, Derek Spraggs, Bill Thompson
Advisors to the Board:
Mark Budenberg, Rev. Kim Francis, Judith McCully.
The present tutors are:
Gaynor Craig, John Craig, Michael Jones, Carol McBride, Jan Saunders, Bill Thompson
The trustees and advisors are drawn from the following church fellowships: Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Congregational and Presbyterian.
The Gilead Programme is conservative, evangelical, and non-dispensational.