The purpose of this event, which drew in representatives of Christian communities, youth groups and ministries from around the continent, was to try and examine what God seemed to be saying to the Body of Christ in Europe, particularly to those people working in a Catholic context. One hundred and thirty delegates attended the event. Directly following the conference, a committee comprised of Missio participants from 8 European nations was formed to explore the possibility some kind of ongoing collaboration between the delegates who attended the Brussels meeting.
RELaY is to become a supportive network of like-minded Christian leaders from around the continent.
RELaY serves and supports many of the youth-oriented projects that these leaders were involved in. In February 1997, a second leaders' conference was held in St. Albans, England. The guest speakers included Cardinal Basil Hume, Fr. Peter Hocken, Jeff Fountain, Ralph Martin, and Charles Whitehead. Among the 150 participants at this event, over 50 were from countries from the former Communist bloc.