By borrowing the conventions of popular music, the antithesis of this stereotype, the church restated the claims of the Bible through Christian lyrics, and thus sent the message that Christianity was not outdated or irrelevant. Some Christians felt that the church needed to break from its stereotype as being structured, formal and dull to appeal to the younger generation. Amateur musicians from these groups began playing Christian music in a popular idiom. In the mid-20th century, Christian Unions in university environments hosted evangelistic talks and provided biblical teaching for their members, Christian cafés opened with evangelistic aims, and church youth groups were set up. In the early 1950s, the Taizé Community in France started to attract youths from several religious denominations with worship hymns based on modern melodies. Contemporary Christian worship in Lifehouse International Church, Tokyo, Japan
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