The things I have done, been and experienced so far, no doubt not exhaustive, as I keep remembering and adding to it daily!:-
Ice Cream Van Driver and Ice Cream Seller around Sheffield
Leader of Activity Camps and Activities for Children in
Wales
Organiser and Leader of camps for socially deprived children
in Sheffield
Organiser of Coach Trips for young people to Zoos and Theatres.
Youth Volunteer in socially deprived areas of Sheffield
Teacher in Sheffield
Hitchhiked and travelled overland from London to Calcutta
On my travels, slept in Swiss mountain forests, under
hoardings on Rome station and Assisi station, under a tree on the Pakistan
border, in a mud hut in India and in the hills of Thailand and in the open in
the then Czechoslovakia.
Ridden a horse, a camel and an elephant.
In my campaigning, slept in a shanty hut on the streets in
Bradford and Bexleyheath.
In solidarity with the poor, slept on the floor for 4 years.
A vegetarian for 9 years
Blood Donor, giving tens of pints of blood
Registered for Bone Marrow Donation on the Anthony Nolan
Register
Registered for organ donation
Registered to donate my Body to Medical Research
Woman’s Refuge Volunteer in London with the International
Voluntary Service
Non-Violent anti-war and anti-corruption Civil Disobedience
and Protester
Landscaper Volunteer in the then Czechoslovakia with the Voluntary
Services Overseas
Lorry Driver Volunteer in India with Operation Mobilisation
Relief Worker in India with Tear Fund and Tear Craft
Choir Master in India with the Chinese Church in Calcutta
Flood Relief Distributor in India with Operation Mobilisation
Co-worker Volunteer with Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of
Charity in Calcutta
Volunteer at the Halfway Rehabilitation Centre in Calcutta
Open Youth Club Leader in Rochester
Actor in Bradford and Derbyshire: Macbeth in Macbeth
The voice
of Jesus in Bradford City’s Outdoor Passion Play
Lorenzo in Merchant of Venice
In Journeys End
Singer in Choirs, Choral Societies and individually
Senior School Winner of the Singing Competition
Youth Coordinator for the World Conference on Religion and
Peace, visiting Russia, Kenya, Pakistan, France, Italy, Australia and
Switzerland.
Invited to meet Pope John Paul 11, at the Vatican, for my
Peace Work
Poet of self-published collection: Poems of Loss, Mystery and Gain
Author of 5 adult books: Published: For God’s Sake Don’t Go to Church
That Old Devil Called God Again
Self-Published: Be an Awesome Dad
Hopes and Aspirations
The Diary of a Prisoner of War
Author of 32 children’s books: The Tales of Henry the
Lovable Hedgehog, beautifully illustrated by Catherine Daw
Founder and Manager of a successful charity shop in Durham, 'The Third World Shop' (the first such shop) housed both in the university and, over one Christmas, in
the city centre, selling goods from the developing nations. The shop still
trades, now called the 'Just World Shop'.
Stock Purchaser, Window dresser and Shop Designer
Teenage volunteer visitor for the elderly
Student volunteer visitor for those in Mental Health
Hospitals
Producer of Musical Medley and Dance Performance for Nursing
Homes and a Mental Health Hospital
Student volunteer working with Young People in Care at their
Youth Club
Project Leader and Fund Raiser for the Installation of Solar
Powered Water Pump Systems for Water Provision to two villages in the Gambia
Smuggler of Christian books and Resources to Christian
Communities in the then Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, the then Czechoslovakia, Romania
and for the Soviet Union.
Earthquake Relief Volunteer in Udine, Italy, with
International Service Overseas
Priest of the Church of England
Bishop of the Open Episcopal Church
Saving 3 people’s lives. A child dying on Howrah Station. A
woman dying in the Bengal floods. An elderly man who had fallen in a fire in Wales.
Inter Faith and International Peace Pilgrimage Arranger and
Guide, visiting and offering prayers for peace at Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, France,
Germany, the then Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Moscow and Poland.
Director of the Week of Prayer for World Peace
Television, Radio, Press and Media Personality, featured in
many programmes and articles
Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church
Independent Minister
Minister for the wedding of Jade Goody and Jack Tweed,
covered internationally
Co-founder and President of the Society for Independent
Christian Ministry
Co-founder of the Open Episcopal Church
Plumber, fitting/installing radiators, draining and
maintaining central heating systems, 6 toilets, bathroom sinks and kitchen
sinks showers
Painter and Decorator, external and internal
Significant Funder of T.B. Hospital in Howrah, India.
Non-violent Civil Disobedience Campaigner for Child
Protection
Electrician fitting new wiring and new circuit boards,
connecting cookers and showers, installing new immersion heaters and hot water
tanks.
Builder doing loft conversions, partition walls, door frames
and doors, brick walls, ridge tile repairs, plastering, mortaring, guttering,
metal and wood fence installing, double glazed window repairs, door and lock
repairs.
Labourer digging a Sump Hole, 8’ deep and 10’ in diameter
Fruit Picker
Financial Adviser with the Sun Life of Canada
Motor Mechanic changing gear boxes and brakes, points, spark
plugs, filters, points, lights, exhausts, brake fluid, engine oil.
The only Driving Instructor for my two sons, who passed, one
the first time.
Drain Cleaner, unblocking Sewers and Drains
Swimming Pool Installer
Swimming Pool Pump and Boiler Installer
Water Quality Technician
Circuit board Repairer
Preacher
Furniture Restorer
Chair Repairer and Upholsterer
Samaritan in Sheffield and Durham, doing day and overnight
shifts
Arrested for nailing my '95 Theses' on how to reform the church to becoming a true expression of Christ's Love, to the door of Canterbury Cathedral
Righteous ‘Criminal’ for Anti-War protest, writing a
biblical quotation on the Houses of Parliament, protesting about the B52 bombing of young Iraqi recruits
Righteous ‘Criminal’ for Child Protection Campaigning for my
continued blogging, despite a Restraining Order, that resulted in the
successful prevention of a paedophile gaining responsibility over children
Prisoner of Conscience
Though innocent, arrested 7 times, handcuffed, spent three nights in
police cells, transported in Serco prison van, made to shower and go to the toilet watched by police officers while in custody, and victim of police violence
Completed over 240 hours of ‘Community Service’ for my
righteous campaigning
Delivery Driver
Counsellor
Relate Marriage Guidance Counsellor in the Medway
First to offer Baptisms at home or any venue, first as a
priest to advertise my willingness to conduct Gay Weddings, first to offer
marriage ceremonies in any location.
Pioneer of imaginative services, with Weddings, Baptisms,
Namings and Funerals taking place on mountain tops (Mount Snowdon), underwater,
in circus rings, in planes, on speed boats, luxury yachts, palaces, the House
of Commons, Stately Homes, beaches, orchards, lakesides, castles, Internet cafes, over
the internet, clubs, zoos, discos, pubs, private homes, rivers and gardens, in Morocco, Spain, Crete, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Egypt, France, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Orkney, Minorca, Ibiza.
Conducted the first gay wedding broadcast on This Morning on
Prime Time TV, with Richard and Judy hosting, on Valentines Day, 2001
Taken Wedding, Naming and Funeral services for Christians, Jews,
Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Bhuddists, atheists and agnostics
Pioneered Post the Host, posting consecrated bread and wine
across the world
Charity Shop Worker with Age Concern and Shelter
Pioneer of Independent Apostolic Ministry
Children’s Adventure Activities Arranger, Leader and
Supervisor, interviewed by police for the use of toy guns and
arrested wrongly by police, and released without charge, for taking my children
on the house roof, properly supervised and harnessed at all times.
Solicitor representing myself, defending myself in cases
arising from my Non-Violent Protesting and Campaigning work and bringing a Crown
Court private prosecution against a police officer for violence
Barrister representing myself, defending myself in cases
arising from my Non-Violent Protesting and Campaigning work, and successful in
defending myself, under high pressure, threatened with prison, at an alleged breach of bail hearing, and successful
at the High Court in my defamation case against Associated Newspapers
International
Jury Service and Chair of the Jurors
Campaigner for Equal Marriage, invited to Downing Street to
meet the Prime Minister and to a reception to meet the Deputy Prime Minister.
Accountant preparing budgets, accounts and tax returns
Gardener
Chef preparing quality cuisine
Architect drawing up plans for extensions and house
conversions and submitting plans to the local authority, successfully, for
approval
Property Developer
Property Management
Tree Surgeon
Medical Aid Inventor - Creating a leg separator during sleep,
preventing leg adduction, after hip surgery
Creating an arm movement inhibitor to protect damaged nerves during
convalescence.
Nurse Carer providing 24/7 care to the elderly, infirm and
bedbound, washing, dressing, feeding, bed changing, toileting, administering
drugs and exercising.
Stoma Bag Carer, managing and changing the Stoma bag
Hired Cleaner
Private Tutor
Business Manager, establishing and running a successful, 100%
satisfaction rated on eBay, profitable Furniture Restoring Company
Charity Trustee and Chair of Trustees
Independent Custody Visitor
Hospital Chaplain at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Rochester
Hospice Chaplain at the Molly Wisdom Hospice, Rochester
Founder of the first Hospital Inter faith Chapel at St
Bartholomew’s Hospital, Rochester
Christmas Lights Display Expert
Fund Raiser – having raised over £325,000
Celebrant
Dancer
Roadside Rescue stopping as an ‘On Call’ Bishop for roadside
and other emergencies
Litter Picker
Divorce Mediator
Diabetic Nurse Injecting Insulin
Web Site builder and Manager
Carpet and Lino fitter
Hard floor fitter
Boiler Repairer
Washing Machine Repairer
Tumble Drier Repairer
Cane Seat Weaver
Film Editor
Photographer
Dog Groomer
Audio Storyteller
Lead Executor and Administrator of jointly executed Will without employing a solicitor
Shoe Repairer
Laying out of the Dead and preparing the Body for Viewing.
Barber
Clothes Repairer
Pest Controller
Foster Carer with SFP Fostering
Housing and supporting the Homeless and those in need
Tutoring for the 11 plus
House Clearance
Support and assistance for Drug and Alcohol Addicts
Reuniting Long Lost Families
Providing Shelter for Vulnerable Young People
Producer and Drama Director of a Musical, St Francis,
performed at Bradford University
Chair of the Medway Inter Faith Group
Wigwam Builder
Public Speaker
Quarter of a million-pound Church Extension and Repair
Project Manager and Fund Raiser
Breeder of Budgerigars and Rabbits; keeper of Rhode Island
Red Hens, Stick Insects, a Dog, Snakes, Guinea pigs and Chipmunks. Feeder of a
flock of 80 plus Wood Pigeons and Collared Doves, Magpies, Sparrows, Thrushes,
Robins, Starlings, Tits, Wrens as well as Foxes, with a pond for frogs.
Community Bonfire and Firework Display Organiser
Marathon Walker and Marathon Runner for Charity
Editor of Community News Publication, ‘Neighbours’
Motorcyclist with a 250 cc Enfield
Senior School Team member for Fives, Squash, Water Polo and
Rugby
Senior School Record Breaker in Athletics for the 1500
metres, Steeplechase and Cross Country
Pilgrim on 250-mile walk from Derbyshire to the South Coast
Potholer, Climber, Swimmer, Jet Skier, Water Skier, Snow Skier,
Scuba Diver, Caver, Hill and Mountain Walker, Archer, Rifle Shooter, Clay
Pigeon shooter, Canoeist, Paraglider, Snorkeller, Powerboater, Sailor, Runner,
Cyclist, Potter, Serious Zip Wire and Roller Coaster Rider.
Qualified to drive and handle Powerboats, Level 2.
Visited Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Italy,
Monaco, Egypt, The Canary Islands, Malta, Minorca, Majorca, Ibiza, Greece,
Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, India, America, Thailand, Australia, Morocco, Crete, Russia,
Sardinia, the Isle of Man, The Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight, Orkney and Loutro.
Husband to a paradisaical Wife
Profoundly happily married
Father to exceptionally loving and wonderful children
ARCHBISHOP JONATHAN BLAKE - MY LIFE - PART ONE
ARCHBISHOP JONATHAN BLAKE - MY LIFE - PART TWO
I AM PROUD OF MY WRITING, FOR JESUS’S SAKE, THAT HAS HAD ME FOUND INNOCENT IN HEAVEN, BUT TWICE A CRIMINAL ON THE EARTH. THE FIRST IN 1990 WHEN I WROTE A BIBLICAL TEXT ON THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN PEACEFUL PROTEST ABOUT THE BOMBING OF YOUNG IRAQI RECRUITS DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR. THE SECOND, IN 2016 WHEN I WROTE ON MY BLOG, TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ABOUT A PAEDOPHILE, AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN FORCING THE AUTHORITIES TO STOP HIM HAVING ACCESS TO CHILDREN. THERE WAS ALMOST A THIRD! IN 1997, WHEN I WAS ARRESTED FOR NAILING MY PROPOSALS FOR REFORM OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ON THE DOOR OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. WORDS ARE POWERFUL MESSAGES THAT CHALLENGE CORRUPTION, CONFRONT THE WICKED AND CREATE A BETTER WORLD. JESUS IS THE WORD OF GOD AND HIS FOLLOWERS ARE CALLED TO COMMUNICATE HIS WORDS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE COST.
"You brave, courageous and wonderful man. To stand up for the truth in the face of suppression and oppression is truly an act of a pure heart."
