Shepherds Path, Part 7: Colonial Economics

New Jerusalem settled into what could be described as an agricultural technocracy. The colony was heavily focused on agriculture and food production. The standard of living, while comfortable, was missing many of the more advanced technologies seen on the other colonies. Farms, deep forest outposts, and other more rural establishments dominated the planet. The Church maintained a large degree of control over the industrial and urban areas, where it oversaw the processing and distribution of products and services. Church members with the rank of priest or other titles would go their entire career without leading a worship service, and instead would become managers and bureaucrats. 

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