Living Word is a non-profit organisation organised by a local committee of Christians from different denominations, financed by collections taken at each year's series of meetings.

Dominic Smart was born in Yorkshire but has lived in Scotland since 1979 and has been the Minister at Gilcomston, Aberdeen, since 1998. He was previously a Minister in Dundee. He is a regular speaker at conferences such as the Keswick Convention as well at universities and other venues. He is a visiting lecturer at the Highland Theological College. Dominic and his wife Marjorie have four children, a dog and two cats. He became a Christian in 1973 after a gospel meeting in Bradford City football ground, and for many years was involved in United Beach Missions. He has written several books, including When We Get It Wrong, on failure; Grace, Faith and Glory, on the Bible's antidotes to legalism; and Kingdom Builders and Kingdom Growth on the book of Acts (all published by Authentic Media), 40 Days with Jesus and 40 Days with David (published by Christian Focus Publications). He likes jazz music and Indian food and roasts his own coffee (yes, he's hooked!).