One critic has called the publication "the mass media equivalent of outreach in the skate park.

"[2] As of 2006, it was distributed nationally at Barnes & Noble and other retailers, including the Family Christian bookstore chain.

Relevant ran articles about faith, life in your 20s and 30s, social justice, and interviews with musicians and authors such as Donald Miller, Bob Goff, The Avett Brothers, Rob Bell, and The Civil Wars.

In 2005, Relevant Media Group created a women's magazine, Radiant, which published 12 issues from 2005–2007.

[citation needed] In September 2020, Relevant announced the suspension of its print edition, shifting to an all-digital format and maintaining its bi-monthly release schedule.