by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH, TOTAL HEALTH, WORK AS CALLING
Definition of Mental Health According to the WHO, mental health is defined as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, WORK AS CALLING
“Meaning consists of knowing what your highest strengths are, and using them to belong to and in the service of something larger than you are.” –Martin Seligman, Psychologist and former President of the APA How do you create meaning in life? In her book, the...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH
One of the greatest mistakes that people make in serving God is short-changing their preparation so that they can rush and go to do ministry work. They often think that the time of waiting and learning and growing is not as well spent as the time actually doing...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, Leadership
We all know that trust is the currency for all effective relationships. But how do we build and rebuild trust? Many researchers and philosophers have written about trust and persuasion. Aristotle spoke of three modes of persuasion in rhetoric: ethos, pathos, and...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, WORK AS CALLING
When you have to make an important decision, checking for alignment with your strengths and strategy is a very helpful thing to do. It helps you narrow down the choices. Strengths. Does this decision allow you to use your strengths more? When faced with multiple...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH
“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil” 1 Thess. 5:19-21 If someone who purports to be a prophet gives you a word that she says is from God, what do you do? If...
