For the first dream, if I channel some analogies from Kerning/Krebs, getting your boots on suggests that you are still working on the foundations of your 'church', and missing your cover suggests that you have some way to go to constructing the 'steeple' that everyone looks too. Being put in charge by someone who has achieved something you respect suggests that you may receive an unexpected growth opportunity from someone you respect which will stretch you in a good way and help you in establishing your internal 'church'.