Ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America in 1974, Rodney served for the next twenty-two years in churches in South Carolina, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, and West Virginia. Rodney came into the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1997 when he began his fifteen years as pastor of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, Iowa. Returning to their Southern roots, Rodney accepted a call to serve as pastor of Garst Mill OPC in Roanoke, Virginia, in November 2012, and labored there until 2018.

In retirement living in Orlando, Florida, Rodney has remained active in helping at Lake Sherwood OPC, in filling pulpits, and in overseeing OPC.org's Question and Answer.