Kenneth is a spiritual mentor, author, and teacher with a singular passion: helping Christians move beyond surface-level faith into a rich, transforming encounter with the goodness of God. Through Servants University, his YouTube channel, and direct mentoring, Kenneth walks alongside believers who are hungry to go deeper — and helps them get there.
What sets Kenneth apart is a rare combination of practical wisdom and formal training. As a board-certified family medicine physician practicing in California, he is wired to meet people where they are — diagnosing real challenges, offering real solutions, and walking alongside them through real life. He brings that same grounded, practical approach to his spiritual mentoring. This is not abstract theology. It is faith applied to the way people actually live.
His credentials run deep. Kenneth holds two doctoral degrees, including an earned doctorate in Spiritual Formation, as well as a master’s degree in Church Planting and Evangelism. He has taught discipleship to hundreds of university students, developed numerous spiritual formation courses, and authored several books — including works on inductive Bible study, Christian meditation, and ministry leadership.
His life has been shaped by decades of hands-on ministry. Since coming to faith in Christ in 2003, Kenneth has served as a youth leader, a life group leader, a missionary leading teams from the United States to Cameroon, and the founder of the Kenneth Acha Foundation — a Christian ministry established in 2005 that has served thousands of orphans in Cameroon, led hundreds of people to Christ, and facilitated adoptions to the United States. His ministry has never been theoretical. It has always been costly, personal, and anchored in biblical conviction.
Kenneth has been creating content on YouTube for over a decade, building a growing community of believers who want more than spiritual maintenance. He and his wife study Scripture together daily and lead a life group in their local church — living out the kind of intentional discipleship they invite others into.
His message is simple and compelling: just as every serious athlete needs a coach and every leader benefits from a mentor, every Christian who wants to grow needs someone to walk alongside them. Kenneth is that guide — trained, experienced, and deeply devoted to helping you know God more fully and live out your purpose with greater depth and clarity.
Ready to grow? Subscribe to the YouTube channel and start watching. Have questions? Reach out. And if you’re in the area, consider joining one of Kenneth’s life groups for in-person community and discipleship.
Books by Dr. Acha
Dr. Acha is the author of several books, which can be found here.
Courses Taught
For several years, while serving as a full-time faculty member, Dr. Acha created and taught the following courses at SU:
- MINS 325 Flourishing Marriages and Families
- BIBL 301 Hermeneutics and Bible Study Methods
- MINS 350 Relational and Emotional Wisdom for Stressful Situations
- THEO 206 Spiritual Formation
- THEO 208 Experiencing the God of the Bible
- THEO 220 Life & Godliness
- MISS 215 Strategic Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, and Christian Revivals
- MISS 205 Following the H.S. into Disciplemaking
- MINS 209 Christ & the Mission of Peacemaking & Reconciliation
- MINS 201 Effective Ministry to the Poor I
- MINS 202 Effective Ministry to the Poor II
- MINS 204 Starting an Orphan Care Ministry
- MINS 320 Partner-Raising: Fundraising for Nonprofit Ministry
- MINS 316 Legacy Planning: Strategies for Recruiting and Developing Ministry Leaders I
Academic and Research Interests
- Family Ministries
- Spiritual formation and evangelism.
- Poverty Alleviation and Development (especially care for OVC)
- Preventive Medicine and Reducing Disparities in Health Care
- Spirituality in Medicine.
- Holistic health, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia
- Fasting and Health
- Leadership and calling-driven work.
- Purpose, calling, and meaning in Life
- Trust and Cooperation
