Diversity in viewpoints is almost a fact of life in the world, in evangelicalism, in the church – how can we actively build on this fact, instead of being shy, apprehensive or quiet about it? 
 
In CHURCH, we may think of asking people what their various views are on various position, in order to encourage:

• Respect, listening and learning among members (esp of the same congregation)
• Sharper focus on the variation in perspectives depending on:
  • Age-group (what can senior citizens learn from Linkin' Parkin' teenagers?!)
  • Gender (to foster greater understanding between the sexes on issues which pertain to both? Maybe we could compare the Sisters' Fellowship feelings/readings of the Passion narratives with that of the Football team's?)
  • Profession (what can an accountant 'see' in the book of Colossians that a chemical engineer can't?)
  • Nationalities (quite popular already, but it's sometimes ironic to see greater understanding/interaction between an Aussie and a Malaysian, than between that same Malaysian and, say, his classmate in college!)
• Greater patience and unity in spite of the differences
• Less arrogance and divisiveness over what is often misunderstood, misrepresented and unimportant

As THEOLOGIANS, the patient and careful appreciation and learning from various views allows us to :

• Detect and genuinely admit weaknesses in our own position
• See useful and meaningful connections between the different views
• Seek BETTER ALTERNATIVES than all the options presented(!) This usually requires:
  • Restating an opposing view to the satisfaction of their leading proponents
  • Deep and genuine empathy for another's position
• See previously 'missed' strengths and benefits in opposing positions (which we may incorporate into our own, or seek to benefit from)
• Juxtapose or integrate multiple (perhaps even mutually exclusive) positions? This is in contrast to taking a "X is right, Y and Z are wrong" stance.

• E.g. Clark Pinnock, in 4 Views of Hell, was unique in his response to Zachary Hayes' Purgatorial view of hell, by suggesting an Evangelical revision of this perspective. Instead of merely pointing out points of disagreement and agreement, he went a step further in attempting to improve his own position using some elements Hayes' presentation, thereby also strengthening his rapport with Hayes (This is not to say that I endorse Pinnock's eventual view of hell entirely; it's the method of constructing something positive from an opponent's arguments that I wish to highlight here. Needless to say, I don't think a perspective focused primarily on criticism will pay attention to such opportunities)
• Learn about how different cultures respond to, interpret, express a certain doctrinal issue (or Scriptural passage) e.g.: Post-Colonialism? Diaspora attitudes? Third-World theologies?

As INDIVIDUALS, the 'many views' pseudo-paradigm can help us to fairness and humility by:

• Seeking first to understand before expressing scepticism/criticism
• Seeing God in even those who hold drastically opposite views from us (which reminds us, yet again, that often it's more important to show our love than to prove our correctness)