Common Sense But...

So I've never read the book of Acts in its entirety before. My knowledge of the ministry of the apostles post Jesus is very limited. In Acts 1, the disciples (now apostles) look to replace Judas. In making their criteria, they did the following

1) Examined scripture (v20)
2) Set up criteria based upon scripture that did not violate scripture (v21)
It should be noted that some of the criteria in for leadership here isn't explicitly stated in the bible. One requirement is that the man was with Jesus the whole time and must be a witness of the resurrection. This is contextual given the circumstance of the early church. However, in no way, shape, or form, does this violate biblical principles.
3) Proposed options and alternatives (Justus and Matthias, v23)
4) Prayed (24-25)

Clearly, both men were qualified to be leaders based upon their spiritual walks. Both men walked with Jesus through the thick and thin and were eye witnesses to His life, ministry, death, and resurrection. And while this was so, they still prayed about it. Duh. With that said, I am guilty of not praying enough for next years leaders at Cornerstone.