by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | POVERTY ALLEVIATION, WORK AS CALLING
A student taking one of the courses I teach at Servants University wrote me the following note. My response to her reminded me of a crucial role that knowing our DESIGN plays. Several years ago, I created a tool called DESIGN to help people find their God-given...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership, TOTAL HEALTH
According to research, healthcare contributes only ten percent (10%) to premature death. Behavioral patterns contribute 40%, while social circumstances contribute 15%. Genetic predispositions contribute 30%, and environmental exposure contributes 5%. That is: 40%...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | WORK AS CALLING
I teach people how to find their calling or design or calling using my mnemonic, DESIGN. After you have discovered your God-given design. What should you do? Start serving! God has called us to serve others. So, start using your design to serve. Here are some...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | HABITS, SPIRITUAL HABITS
Life is a journey of change and soul formation from the people we are today to the people we were created to be. Between our prevailing standards of living and our fully actualized selves, there is a gap. Intentional living is about bridging that gap. How we go about...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | WORK AS CALLING
God calls us first to his family (relationship with him), and then to the family business (vocational calling). Involvement in the family business exists to serve and strengthen the family bonds and not to weaken it. Our primary calling is first a calling to an...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | TOTAL HEALTH
Earlier in my ministry of healing as a physician, I learned that to help people, you need to motivate them to make lifestyle changes. Many times, when patients have a difficulty disease, they go through the stages of grief. As they do that, one thing that they often...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | DIFFICULT BIBLE PASSAGES, PEACEMAKING HABITS
Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness are some of the most profound I’ve ever read. Many Bibles have translated one particular quote from him in ways that many misunderstand. “Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH
If you are growth-minded, you know that failure leads to success. You learn from mistakes and view failures as feedback that provides you with the information you need to learn, grow, and succeed. A growth-minded person has growth-mindset1 (not a fixed mindset) and...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | PUBLIC SPEAKING
California, October 2019. I am currently doing a doctorate in Spiritual Formation. A few weeks ago, one of my professors (Dr. Adam McClendon) provided an essential review for writing an argument at a doctoral level. Much of the information in his review came from the...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | PUBLIC SPEAKING
The PREP framework is an easy and effective way to give a short impromptu speech. If you have ever been called up to speak at short notice, you know how stressful it can be. PREP is an acrostic that stands for Point, Reason, Example, and Point. Point (claim): The...
