As a follower of Jesus, I encourage you to listen to a wide variety of teachers.

I do not recommend this if you are new to faith. If you are a new believer, ground yourself in the Bible and some solid Biblical teaching.

When you have established a firm foundation of faith, it is beneficial to hear the thoughts and opinions of a diverse range of voices. Listen to people who view things very differently than you do, along with people that you totally agree with. Watch videos being created by young Christians, along with those of senior saints sharing their wisdom. Listen to a podcast from someone who is liberal and another from a conservative.

This approach to learning will do several things. First, it will help you to solidify what you believe and why. Second, it will help you to understand the arguments of people with differing views. Third, it will open your mind to ideas that occasionally will be helpful. Ultimately, it will make people with opposing convictions real, rather than straw men found only in books.

I could illustrate each one of these lessons from my own life, from why I take an Arminian approach to faith (and not Calvinistic), how I handle people with same-sex attraction, and how a Pentecostal man helped me to pray. 

Every time I listen to someone outside “my comfort zone,” I am forced to process ideas and viewpoints through a Biblical lens as a follower of Jesus. Whenever I feel I am becoming stagnant in my faith, I seek out a resource from a differing perspective, and it helps me think actively about my beliefs in a new and fresh way.